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Sometimes Responsibility Belongs to the Afflicted

“Who will be deemed culpable if the patient who is obese . . . expires?” (Letters, Nov. 1). That is easy. The patient.

Nov. 8, 2017 2:55 p.m. ET

In response to Dee Tezelli’s question: “Who will be deemed culpable if the patient who is obese . . . expires?” (Letters, Nov. 1). That is easy: the patient. We shouldn’t live in a society where people do what seems right in their own eyes but point fingers at others for the consequences of those choices.